Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-28

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Jersey City at $40 r. NJ, when they
were met at the Pennsylvania nrilroad
station by Major John ID. Kelley, Jr., at
whose residence, No. 213 Clermont ave-
nue.. Brooklyn, the Cardinal and Rev.
Mr.. Donahue will remain until they en-
bark for Havre, France, on their way to
Rome. The Cardinal and his chancellor
went by ferry from Jersey City to
Brooklyn, while Rev. Messrs. Foley and
Walter crossed 10 New York, and
registered for the night at the Metro
politan Hotel. A umor reached the
Cardinal that there was applicability that
his departure on Saturday on the
French steamship Bourgogne may
have to be postponed for few days
because of the strike against the Old
Dominion Steamship Line, which has
freight forwarded to New York for
shipment in the Bourgogne. The coal
beavers, SO il is said. are determined
not To carry fuel aboard the vessel If
any of the freight handled by the Old
Dominion Company is put aboard.
Others do not anticipate any trouble Ill
this direction, and say the steamship
will sail on schedule time. If neces-
sarv. the clerks of the company which
runs the Bourgogne will be pressed
into service, rs was done recently, and
the necessary coal put aboard.
AS the train on which the Cardinal
and his party were passengers was
| speeding through the suburbs of Balti-
more the prelate turned with n longing
gaze towards the city, and in silence
watched it vanish entirely from sight.
As he turned to take his seat in the Pull
man parlor coach he met Hon. Stephen
| b. Elkins and wife, who were also on
their way to New York. Mr.. Elkins
and the Cardinal met often at Deer
Park, Md, last simmer. The recog-
milton was mutual and exceedingly
pleasant. Rev. John Foley happened
along the aisle, and was introduced
by the Cardinal to Mr.. Elkins with
the supplementary remark: "Dr.
Foley is q strong Cleveland man,
Mr.. Elkins." Il hope he will be con-
ve4ted from that the next time" re-
joined Mr.. Elkins. Then Mr.. William
L. Walters, of Baltimore, likewise
bound for New York, came up and had
a long talk with the Cardinal. Later
on the Cardinal drew his breviary from
his pocket and said the Office for the day,
or the prayers which a Catholic priest
is requires to recitc daily. In company
with the other clergymen he took tea
on the train. When Jersey City was
reached the Cardinal stood near one of
the doors Of the car and babe goodbye
Ia the fcllow-passengers with whom
he was acquainted. A number whom
he did not know at all approached and
shook hands with him.
The Cardinal takes with him to Rome
a present for Pope Leo, sent 10y the
young ladies of the Academy of Notre
Dame, Aisquith street, Baltimore, con-
sisting of handsomely silk-wOrked
wallet, with the American eagle in
colors on one side, and the Pope's
tiara on the reverse side. In it is one
hundred dollars. A committee of the
young ladies handed il to the Cardinal
before he started from Baltimore and
asked him to give it to the Pontiff as a
token of their affection. They pre-
scented the Cardinal with an address
printed on white satin.
Cardinal Gibbons has in his trunk
copies of his book, Faith Of our
Fathers, translated into German, and
magnificent velvet bound copy of the
statutes of the archdiocese of Balti
more, enacted on the basis of the de-
crees Of the Third Plenary Council of
Baltimore, which he viii present the
Pope. On his arrival i'll Paris the Car
dinal will receive copy of his work
translated into French by Abbc Saurei,
curatc of st. Paul's church, Rheims.
This adoption of the book is considered
by Catholic clergymen one of the most
distinguished hOn0rs ever conferred on
prelate of this country. inasmuch as
it makes "The Faith of our Fathers "
standard work in France, and is
compliment rarely given to any htera-
ture owing It's origin to missionary
land.
The Cardinal has received marked
favors from the State Department at
Washington. Secretary Bayard has
given him, and through him to Rev.
Mr.. Donahue. letters Of introduction to
the American Ministers and Consuls III
Europe. The French Minister at
Washington has given passport
through France to the Cardinals bag
gage, SO it will not have TO be examined
and the travel Of the Cardinal thereby
impeded.
After leaving Rome Cardinal Gibbons
will 90 tO Orleans and Paris, and will
also visit the Mother House Of the Lit
tie Sisters of the Poor Lyons, Avig-
non, the home Of the Popes who were
driven from Rome Nantes, where the
Society of the Sulpitian priests, who
have a seminary on north Paca street,
in Baltimore, have their principal in
stitution Rheims, where he will visit
Cardinal Mores, who was raised to the
rank of prince Of the Catholic Church
when Cardinal Gibbons was similarly
honored. At Paris the Cardinal will
call on the archbishop of that city and
also on the apostolic nuncio, Monslgnor
Darende.
From France the Cardinal will 90 to
London to be the guest Of Cardinal
Manning. The north and west Of
that country will he subsequently ira
versed. Finally the Cardinal will visit
Ireland, and from there start for Balti
more i'll the latter part of next July.
During his absence Bishop Curtis, of
Wilmington, Del, will administer con-
tirmation and holy orders in the Balti-
more archdiocese.
At Rome the Cardinal will have a con-
sultation with Bishops Keane, of Rich
mond, and ireland, of ST. Paul, who
went there several months ago as COM